Sahara

//səˈhɑːɹə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A desert in North Africa and the largest hot desert in the world.

Synonyms

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arabia desertabarrenbarren landbarrensbrushbush

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"The Sahara is the largest desert in the world."

Etymology

From Arabic صَحَارَى (ṣaḥārā, “deserts”).

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